Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Shall we sing?

Swing voters were afraidThey were petrifiedKept thinking they could never live without Jim Talent by their sideBut we spent so many nights explaining how he did them wrongThey grew strongThey learned how to carry onSo don’t come back!Stay in outer space!A bitch had better not walked in and have to look at your sorry assed face!We need to change our stupid lockYou need to leave your fucking keyI’m going to do whatever possible toEnsure you never bother me!

Go on now goWalk out the doorJust turn around now'cause you're not welcome anymoreWeren't you the one who tried to hurt us with your fucked up neo-con lock step with Scooter votes

Pause.

You think we'd crumbleYou think we'd lay down and dieOh no, not the Show-Me State!We will surviveAs long as we know how to voteI know we’ll stay aliveWe've got all our lives to liveWe've got all our votes to giveand we'll surviveWe will survive

Comment from a disaffected former Republican friend of mine who now votes in MO: "I'm going to go home and open up a bottle of wine and self medicate to deal with my cheering for the democrats. never thought the day would come."

I was listening to McCaskill in a short little interview on NPR this morning. She sounds really cool and sane and I'm glad she's going to aiming her sharp auditor's glare on the mess up on the Hill. Good for Missouri!

The bf and I were rooting so hard for Missouri last night it sounded like we were watching football.

(And a question... I always thought it was "Miz-ur-ee", but almost everyone on CNN last night and a couple of people on MSNBC were saying "Mizzzzurrah", and they sounded like my grandpa. Is it one or the other or both or what?

Much love from Kansas City! The Show-Me State has done us proud. But now is not the time to rest on our laurels. After the party ends (and believe me, we'll be partying for a loooong time) let's make sure the newly-elected realize that their cards can be pulled just as quickly. It's our duty to stay involved and stay aware. Thanks for your insights and much-needed giggles!

And EB - it's Miz-ur-ee. The other is an abomination created by filtering the original through the southern accents that some (but not most) Missourians possess. It's then perpetuated by out-of-staters like Michael J. Fox and the Pepsi spokesgirl, who don't know any better.